Centrifugal distributing device.



G. MAZURKIEWICZ.

CENTRIFUGAL DISTRlBUTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1915.

1,177,201. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 5.1915.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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GUSTAW MAZURKIEWICZ, F PETROGRAD, RUSSIA.

CENTRIFUGAL DISTRIBUTING DEVICE.

- Application filed July 6, 1915. Serial No. 38,364.

To all whom it m or concern:

Be it knownthat I, GUS'IAW MAZURKIE- wIcz, engineer, subject of the Emperor of Russla, residing at Petrograd, Russia, have invented certain new and usefulImprove- 'ments in Centrifugal Distributing Devices,

of which the following is a specification.

In sugar refining the masse-cuite is poured after boiling into refining molds of one of the various forms, (2'. e. cone-shaped, round, square prisms, box-like chamber and so forth), which are usually arranged on a carriage to the extent of 40-50 and more, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

then,all the molds being closed by means of stoppers,- the masse-cuite is cooled in the course of several hours in the filling room, after which, if necessary, it is subjected to ruling and cutting and goes for cleansing to beds or centrifugal apparatus, where it is cleansed by means of liquor.

Lately the process of cleansing with liquor in centrifugal apparatus is commencing to be used with increasing success and in the particular case of using cone-shaped molds the masse-cuite is cleansed just as wellas on beds. The liquor is directed into the interior distributing drum of the centrifugal apparatus, into which the loavesof sugar in molds are placed along the circumference in 3 or 4 rows as they arrive from the filling trifugal distributing device of a special construction. This device is constructed in order to do away entirely with the hand pouring of the masse-cuite into the molds.

Owing to the action of centrifugal force all the masse-cuite entering the distributing deviceis divided automatically into the re quired number of equal parts (according to "room after cooling,'but with thestoppers gal-apparatus, I propose the use of a cen- 2. into the centrifugal the numbers of molds placed into the centrifugal apparatus) and directed in the molds (preliminarily-Placed in the centrifugal apparatusemptV); the molds having been filled with the masse-cuite the same ar'-' .rangement can serve to cleanse the-latter "with liquor without stopping the centrifu galapparatus, thus carrying-out both operations, filling and.cleaningersuccessivel y.

,In .more fully rdescribmg my invention reference .may be had to the accompanying;

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vention and form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a centrifugal apparatus provided with the distributing device constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a "iew of the centrifugal apparatus having the distributing device inserted therein, the right hand quadrant of the figure being a sectional plan of the whole arrangement and the left hand quadrant a top view of the distributing device, the casing of the centrifugal apparatus being shown in section. Fig. 3 illustrates in detail the distributing device, the left hand half being a side view and the right hand half a sectional elevation of this device. Fig. 4 is a section of one of the upper tubular connections. Fig. 5 is a section of one of the lower tubular connections. Fig. 6 shows in the upper half a sectionon the line A-B of Fig. 3 and the lower half a plan view of the device. Fig. 7 is a side view tion of the middle part of the device, showing three rows of tubular connections. Figs. 8 and 9 show sectional elevations of two modified forms of the distributing device, Fig. 8 representing a device for producing or cleansing sugar places and Fig. 9 a device for producing or cleansing loaves of smaller sire. Fig. 10 is a section on line CD of Fig. 8 and Fig. 11 is a plan view of the lower 9, partly in section on' line E-TF.

eferring to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 show a general view of my distributing or cooler the masse-cuite enters the measuring receptacle 1. from which the measured quantity of masse cuite flows along the pipe distributing device 4. filling all the empty molds 3. equally with the masse-cuite. are taken as an example formingthree horizontal rows.

Figs. 3 to 7 illustrate the distributing device in detail. This device 4. consists of a bronze casting of annular box appearance). The masse-cuite. on flowing out the pipe 2..

falls on to turbine-like blades 6. on the top of the inner part of the up the mass device which break masse-cuite is under the action of centrifuf Fl@. p

of a porpart of the device shown in Fig.

In the drawing 30 molds and impart initial speed ofro distributing it equally along the annular shaped inclinedsurface 7. From his moment until. hread; f the avert... the.

gal force. The cooling of the masse-cuite takes place at the same time as air from the outside is sucked in together with the massecuite, delivered through from the pipe 2. penetrating through the annular interstice 2 around the pipe 2. into the rotating distributing device. The How of air is regulated by reducing or increasing the width of the annular interstice 2. in a suitable manner. The masse-cuite is thrown against the annular surface 7. and is conducted to an annular chamber 8, where it encounters 3O winged turbine-shaped partitions 9 (according to the number of loaves in this case), dividing the masse-cuite entering therein into equal parts and directing it to 80 openings provided with distributing tubular connections 10., leading the masse-cuite to each sepa ate mold owing to their arrangement in the centrifugal apparatus exactly opposite each mold. The length and section of the tubular connections 10, 10, as well as the number of same and of the partitions 9, 9, the angle of inclination of the surface 7 and all the dimensions and construction in general have to be selected in accordance with the requirements in each case. Thus, Figs. 3-7 represent a device adapted to fill three horizontal rows of molds of normal size, each row containing for instance, ten molds.

Figs. 9 and 11 show an example of a device adapted to be used in the production of sugar plates, the annular chamber 8. being divided in a great number of distributing channels by means of a plurality of partitions 9. 7

Figs. 9 and 11 show an example of a device adapted to be used in the production of loaves of small size, the molds being disposed in five rows.

The centrifugal distributing device is to be used in the following manner: The device 4. is lowered as a whole into the centrifugal apparatus (Fig. 1), which is loaded with empty molds and fastened in it with the aid of latches 11. or the like. the outlets of the tubular connections 10. being disposed opposite the molds. Then the centrifugal apparatus is started. \Vhen running at full speed the measured quantity of masse-cuite required to fill the molds is let in, which, in passing along the apparatus, is subjected to cooling, by the current of air entering the centrifugal apparatus with it, and fills the molds and the molasses commences at once to be ejected by centrifugal force from the nose opening of each mold which does not bear any stopper. The masse-cuite owing to the action of centrifugal force is pressed into a firm mass, the molasses is withdrawn by the action of the same force and the air pressing upon same tends to harden the masse-cuite, cooling all of it. When the masse-cuite becomes sufficiently hard and the molasses is withdrawn. a spray of liquor coming from the receptacle 1 through the pipe 2 is let into the device for cleansing the sugar as in ordinary work.

My device may be used also after the completion of the work of filling and cleansing for the passage of a current of warm dry air with the object of effecting a drying of the sugar in the centrifugal apparatus to the desired limit.

The work with my device does not interfere in any way with previous processes already known.

My device offers the following advantages: 1. The filling of the molds with a minimum expediture of manual labor. 2. A more rapid distribution of the masse-cuite in the molds and a considerably greater firmness. 3. Accelerated cooling. 4-. Doing away altogether with the use of stoppers and with all the operations necessitated thereby, with an enormous saving of time in connection with the operations mentioned (several minutes instead of several hours). 5. Doing away altogether with the ruling of raw loaves. 6. Economy of space in the filling room. 7. Continuous work of the successive processes of refining, filling, cleansing and drying, if desired. 8. An undoubtedly enormous reduction of the inversion of sugar as compared with work on beds in the filling room.

Having .now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the sameis to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:

1. A rotating distributing device to be used with centrifugal apparatus in the process of refining sugar, comprising a casting having an annular space, blades on the upper part of the inner wall of the said easting adapted to impart to the massecuiteor cleansing liquor, as the case may be, an initial speed and throw it agamst the outer wall of the casting, an lnclined outer annular wall on said casting. an annular chamber on said casting in which the masse-cuite or cleansing liquor is conducted from the outer inclined wall, partitions dividing the said annular chamber into a number of channels corresponding to the number of molds and tubular connections, the outlets of which lie opposite the inner ends of the molds in the centrifugal apparatus.

2. In a centrifugal distributing device, the combination with arotary casing having a plurality of rows of molds su ported there in, a distributer mounted in the casing consisting of inner and outer. walls, blades located at the apex of the inner wall for distributing the masse-cuite as it enters the distributer. a plurality of tubular connections for conducting the masse-cuite from the distrihuter to the mo ds. and a plurality of partitions in the distribute for distributing the masse-cuite to the tubular connections.

3. In a centrifugal distributing device, the combination with a rotary casing having a plurality of rows of molds supported therein, a distributer removably mounted in the casing consisting of inner and outer walls, said walls having a space formed therebetween, blades located at the apex of the inner wall for distributing the masse-cuite in the space between the walls as it enters the distributer, and means for conducting the masse-cuite from the distributer to the molds, said rotary casing having openings therein for forming discharge outlets for the molds, so that the molasses may be ejected from the molds by centrifugal force.

4. In a centrifugal distributing device, comprising a rotary distributer having inner and outer walls, blades on the inner wall for distributing the masse-cuite as it enters the distributer, and a plurality of partitions connected to the inner faces of the inner and outer walls for forming a number of distributing channels and dividing the masse-cuite into equal portions in discharging the masse-cuite from the distributer.

5. In a centrifugal distributing device, comprising a rotary distributer having an outer wall and an inner cone-shaped wall, said walls being provided with an annular space therebetween, blades located at the Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the apex of theinner wall for breaking up and distributing the masse-cuite in the annular space as it enters the distributer, said distributer being provided with a plurality of outlet openings, and a plurality of partitions connected to the inner surfaces of the outer and inner walls of the distributer for dividing the masse-cuite into equal portions and dischargingeach portion of the massecuite through an outlet.

6. In a centrifugal distributing device, the combination of a rotary distributer having an outer and inner wall, said walls being provided with an annular space therebetween," blades located on the inner wall for distributing the masse-cuite into the annular space as it enters the distributer, said distributer being provided with a plurality of rows of outlet openings arranged at various angles, and rows of molds arranged adjacent to the distributer so that each mold receives the discharge from an independent outlet opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAW MAZURKIEWICZ. Witnesses:

H. A. LOVIAGUINE, J. MICHAILOVSKY.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

